Tag: george floyd
Major issues to be decided in session’s final days
Alabama lawmakers return to Montgomery on Tuesday with a number of large issues to be decided in the closing days of the...
Joe Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime
Presidents typically say a few words before they turn legislation into law. But Joe Biden flipped the script Tuesday when it came...
Alabama House approves controversial anti-riot legislation
The Alabama House of Representatives approved legislation Tuesday that would create a new definition of a riot and provide tougher penalties for...
Alabama House delays vote on riot legislation
The Alabama House of Representatives on Wednesday night delayed a vote on legislation that would create a new definition of riot and...
Alabama riot bill heads under criticism toward a House vote
A divided committee on Wednesday advanced legislation that would mandate jail time for participating in a riot which the bill defines as...
Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charge in George Floyd’s death
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, admitting for the first...
William Haupt III: Nancy Pelosi’s home district is a progressive nightmare
"Nancy Pelosi's district in California has rapidly become one of the worst anywhere in the U.S. when it comes to the homeless...
Judge Randy Jinks booted for racist, inappropriate behavior
A judge who oversees elections in an Alabama county was removed from office after being accused of racist, sexually inappropriate behavior that...
Alabama trying to revive lawsuit over Confederate monument
The Alabama attorney general’s office is trying to revive its lawsuit over the removal of a Confederate monument from outside the county...
Senate Democrats unfazed by GOP police funding proposal
Sometimes, lawmakers in Congress concoct amendments that are so politically devastating to the rival party that they provoke terror, fury, or grudging...
